Such a great course! Loving every minute of it!

I was diagnosed with OCD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

I replaced my OCD in thoughts with cognitive awareness.... now I'm an expert at it. I was given a dose of 30mil of escitalopram (dangerous dosage) by a psychiatrist and weaned myself off them completely. Brazilian jiu-jitsu saved my life, now I'm complementing it with yoga, breathwork, walks in the park, eating clean, high water intake, less caffeine. I'm not a master of my own mind yet, but I will be some day. Breathwork (at least) should be a part of every person's daily routine. The mind can be conquered peeps, the intrusive thoughts can be irradicated and mental freedom can easily be enjoyed.

Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.

God bless those struggling💞✝️

I've been living with extreme OCD forever. It is like a bully in your head.

YOU ARE and absolute genius !! YOU...described MY OCD almost to a TEE and...for the FIRST TIME in MY ENTIRE LIFE, gave me a NEW perspective on this miserable condition I have had most of my adult life !! You, are a TRUE GIFT and your pointing out that anxiety IS the ROOT cause and that ADDRESSING anxiety is the BEST way to get this miserable condition O-U-T of ones life is just PRICELESS !! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!

I think this video will change my life, thank you. It’s like someone made a video specifically for me and what I’ve been thinking about

I am crying watching this. I am exhausted by all the rituals and covering them up.

i am so happy to be born in the 21st century, that such wonderful treatment videos r available

As someone who has suffered and currently battling with ocd for 20 solid years there are a few things that have really helped out: 1. Fluoxetine medication 2.Meditation 3.walking/hiking 4.magnesium 5.vitamin D 6.zinc 7.calming Tea 8.this video

I recently went through terrible trauma and have noticed the development of these obsessive thoughts (first intrusive thoughts) in my mind. Initially, I wanted to admit myself to a hospital or something- I thought I was an awful human being for even considering harming someone I care about, even if I would never on my life go through with it. Then, with the help of videos like these, I started to regain a level of control and comfort over my reactions to these thoughts that I cannot control. Thank you for broaching this topic, and to anyone reading, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! You are simply going through a period of difficulty and it WILL GET BETTER! Sending all the love your way!!

When I was a kid I was so confused why am I like this. Then I learned about OCD and I realized it's actually a thing and I'm not alone in this journey. There are people who understands me. I'm still going through it but I'm being more kind to myself than before.

I have been in John's patreon course for the last 7 months and just have to say how much of a positive change it has made to me, before finding it I really thought that I was stuck with OCD. I am now anxiety free 95% of the day and my obsessive thinking has almost disappeared, they still come up but now with Johns teaching I know I don't have to try and find a solution, the solution is not thinking! I feel like a whole new person, it really is such an in depth and brilliant course and John makes so easy to watch and learn from! If you are feeling stuck and hopeless, give it a go! you really can make the changes you want!

I cried 3 times while watching this video. It all made complete sense.

In short words,your thoughts are not yours...just observe the thought and never relate yourself with them.The secret for a better life is to stop programming your life'just do what you have to do.for example,you want to finish a book or take your certificate,just do it!and stop that if...if that or that,what if,i am tired I can't etc.you go to gym?never say I'm tired or ah better tomorrow,just do it etc...sometimes we have fun,sometimes we work,sometimes we read,sometimes we go to the gym...life its life..do it!never schedule your life with question's or thought's...i struggle with the beast 8 years...i am on my way... sometimes i lose... that's my motivational quotes 👍👍👍

Without any doubt this is one of the best video's I have ever seen on this subject. Your explanation is accurate and to the point. Really enjoyed watching it.

This is the best short video I have come across on ocd. It explains so much and makes complete sense. It made me think about things I hadn't considered problems before. Excellent!

Brilliant. Best ever explanation of OCD. Here are some methods that work (long but very useful): When your own mind, which knows your darkest secrets turns on you, because it forgets to love itself (a basic characteristic of all living beings), it can bring untold misery - an enemy that knows more about you than you. Unconditional self-love works like a charm against OCD. Self-love brings unconditional security, which kills anxiety like light removes darkness. Love yourself unconditionally. OCD either forces you to a life of suffering or it makes you a liberal saint. OCD gives you your own deep embedded sociopath self out to sabotage you. But this personal inner sociopath melts at the touch of kindness, security and intimacy. Every animal, however ferocious with other animals, is always gentle with itself. Then why not you? Love yourself, be secure, and befriend your subconscious scheming sociopath monster with love. Hating him/her will only feed its manipulations and motivations. Embrace thy enemy. Ask "why? and "for whose benefit?" when the monster accuses and suggests crimes. Even the most sociopathic monster child breaks down in the face of unrelenting self-love. Absence of fear is fearlessness. But the opposite of fear is security and love. Shower yourself with it, all your selves, outer to innermost, innermost first, including the sociopath. Works like magic. Unconditional self-forgiveness is a major component of unconditional self-love. Digging up the past is repeating the same thought crimes. No human court or logical system does that. Why you? Guilt-tripping is half the disorder. Too much fake accusation and too much forced guilt where you are not guilty. Shaming and making you feel guilty is half the joy of the sociopath inside. Ask him/her why all the scheming, when everything is otherwise ok? It then boils down to perceiving wrongly pain as joy. Which is the the backbone of the socioapth's motivations. A normal self-loving sociopath does not inflict pain on himself/herself. Tell that to your inner sociopath. Talk to the inner sociopath every day. He/she can be reformed quickly with security and love.

The best information on anxiety, ocd, and depression that I’ve come across on the internet. It has helped me tremendously

Such a great video! Joining Patreon has 100% helped my anxiety and OCD thought loops I use to find myself in. Affordable and by far the best information out there!

OCD has ruined my life

For almost three years I've been doing OCD type stuff. I have a hard time believing in myself and my body. I clean everyday and disorder scares me. I hate going out for fear of something bad happening. This video has opened my eyes to the fact that this is not normal. Thank you so much and God bless.

Love your course in Patreon. My life has changed! You were right, put in the work and see the results. I pray more people find out about your course!

Without a doubt the most detailed and helpful understanding of anxiety, depression, OCD. Fantastic course that continues to help me and others.

Best OCD video I've seen.

This, even though I'm not diagnosed with OCD, was really helpful for dealing with some of my paranoia and vivid intrusive thoughts. Plus, this video calmed me down because you have a really soothing voice. Thank you so much!

thank you:), your advice actually helped me rather than just being informative. hope you have a splendid day :)

So informative,no psychobabble,just straight foreward explanation covering all aspects ,brilliant

This man has helped so many people keep up the good work

Thank you for bringing confidence into my life. Thank you for helping us through your videos. Stay healthy. May your life be filled with peace and happiness. 😊

Thanks so much for this, John! It’s given me a lot to think about, and it’s a good confirmation that thoughts arising because of OCD are just thoughts. This is what’s helping me move forward for now.

This is the most accurate description of OCD I've listened to. Very helpful. Thank you.

That is the best video I've ever watched on OCD & Anxiety. A must watch

This is so well made! Finally someone who says something like “Pull yourself together”. I don’t have OCD myself but I’ve dealt with a lot of intrusive thoughts. So thank you!

This was well worth watching. Thanks so much. You have given me hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Life changing course. thank you so much for making it!

Best explanation of OCD I've ever seen (or read). Thank you!

One among the best of all the youtube videos I've ever seen on self-rectification. A million thanks for this upload. :) :)

I am following Johns course and i must say it changed my life with ocd. The insight and knowledge he has is amazing.

all I can say is this course made me get on with my live, I'm stil not totally comfortable but I learned a lot and made progress. I'm looking forward to me accepting and leaving the past behind, not getting in to story's and feeling more calm. I'm thankful for you wanting to teach ♡

What a lovely, kind and not in-your-face manner. Friendly yet helpful. Thanks very much.

I'm kind of exhausted of normal people trying to protect the feelings of the mentally ill by saying "oh it's not a disorder its just different", it's a disorder because your brain isnt working the way it should be and it causes you immense discomfort. I'd love to see some healthy guy try out having OCD for a day and then seeing if he still doesnt think it's a disorder.

Thank you mate I really needed this. You are making so many people their lifes better! 🙏

thank you so much. i am in tears because of how much this has helped me. i feel very motivated to start getting better. again, thank you!

Very helpful video ! I have been battling with OCD for a while now and been trying to figure out a way to get rid of it , little did I know I was doing everything wrong , this video really helped me a lot ! Thank you so much ! Will keep watching your videos so I can better understand myself and OCD

you're a g for this my guy. suffering from this condition since a young age has taken a tremendous toll on my brain. i've had to learn so much to not live in misery, like i'm sure many people do unknowingly because they don't understand OCD. thank you!

This is so wonderful!!! I feel like you spoke from my heart in a way as well! You did a wonderful job! You are a very great and straight forward therapist! I held many of these sort of "opinions" or theories or whatever in mind but having heard you after this very well put together i feel far more informed!!! Thank you so much for your kindness and support, and understanding of such a dehabilitating condition and thank you so much for everything you do!!! 💖💖💖🌌🌌🌌

thank you so much for this, like genuinely this has really given me such a better perspective on OCD and the roots of it, i literally began crying because of how nice it is to just hear someone talk about it who actually understands what it’s like to go through something so tough. thank you so much

Our daughter developed OCD and intrusive thoughts more as she learned things during school. What we learn we can become afraid of and it depends on the person. When you were a toddler you'd walk off the edge of a skyscraper because you weren't aware of the danger. As we mature, what we learn can affect certain people and cause anxiety. That "fear" of certain things eventually causes more anxiety and OCD becomes a way for the brain to try and cope with it. You must understand your fears and work with a therapist to uncover why you have anxiety. Then, the OCD goes away, but it takes time to retrain the way you think. GET HELP as soon as you can because life should be fun! Like he mentioned in this video, find someone understands anxiety/OCD and begin a program. You will have to know your fears and expose those fears and once you know those things will not harm you, the fears will fade and so will the OCD. OCD is basically a common learned behavior that became a conditioned way of life due to fears. You can do this! Conquer your fears and enjoy the world around you. When you were a child you were probably fearless. Find that again. :)

Wow, amazing video! So accurate and informative, best video I have seen so far on the topic

I think it was one of the most perfect videos I have been searching out for. Thanks a lot🙏🙏

I love you for putting this video up. I have terrible anxiety and after having children I had horrible thoughts. I'm exhausted fighting it everyday. Thank you

I have been dealing with this OCD for awhile now and it's nice to know that I'm not just no matter what a horrific person. These thoughts have tortured me and when I have had them I just break down and it's great that we have people who know about these mental disorders. Thank you!

Wow! Thank you. I have had these recurring thoughts that I've always thought to be bad suddenly, and it made me feel super bad about myself. This video was very beneficial!

Thank you for this video. It really helps me to break down my OCD. May you have more videos and resources to help many more people. God Bless You Cheers!

This is an excellent guide. Thank you so much for posting this up. I have a far better idea what has been wrong with me all these years.

After going to therapy i realized that since my childhood and early teens i developed ocd, it just wasn't life altering, i though it was normal to be like this, when my dad passed and witnessing him leaving us i went into a deep depression that somehow made my ocd explode, at the time i did not know what was going on and believed everything my ocd told me, i was going crazy, considered ending my life because the thought's where so strong and horrible and i believed i was transforming into this monster so i just could not live with that. After reading a lot on the subject, listening to podcast and most important, going to therapy i feel much better but i still have a long way to go. I love my life, love my wife, pets, job,traveling, surfing, camping,etc and ME and YOU dont deserve this!!!. If you are reading this there is hope, hold on to your life and your freedom, we will get through. There is a line in a song called Brain Damage by Pink Floyd that says "there is someone in my head but its not me" it perfectly describes whats going on but remember its NOT YOU, calm down, let the thought's in, dont give a fuck about them, go to therapy, its hard, some times the anxiety will sky rocket, but its way worth it.

This is actually amazing you’ve explained this so well

This was very helpful. Also love the illustrations, and the voice was very soothing.

Thank you so much for this amazing and informative content. I honestly learned more from watching your 18-minute long video than I learnt in 6 years of 'therapy'. Thank you so much and God bless 🙏

This video really was helpful, I was at a counsellor to help me with Intrusive and compulsive thoughts and am gonna keep going to them because even after one day of being told I’m not crazy or I shouldn’t feel bad about thoughts is really helping. I feel like I understand more about OCD and can try to controll and recognize it more.

Honestly the best video about OCD I have ever seen this has really helped me.

I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THID VIDEO!!!! So much invaluable information!!!!!!

I stumbled across this video while researching something for myself and I am sitting here, jaw hanging slack, absolutely dumbfounded. Over the last 15 years or so I have been gradually losing my younger sister to a cluster of the most perplexing, upsetting, frustrating, hurtful, and bizarre set of behaviors and speech. I feel like she has gradually morphed into something completely unrecognizable from the happy, goofy kid I grew up with. This video just gave me hope that she is not completely lost. Oh my goodness. I can’t believe I never saw it before. It explains EVERYTHING. The grumpy, harsh, worrying, controlling/presumptuous behavior, bizarrely abnormal, religiously influenced stiff and rigid way of talking and thinking, germ, cleanliness, and health obsessions, difficulties with work, difficulties with her husband, myself, and our parents, difficulties making and keeping friends, actual health problems and pain, overthinking, worrying about EVERYTHING.... It’s plain as day to me now that my little sister has OCD. I have taken notes on the video and sent it to my mom and I trepidatiously await morning so that I can approach my sister. Thank you SO MUCH for this practical and clear presentation. I hope and pray that she is receptive. She has been suffering so badly for so long. Thank you again.

I agree best explanation I have come across. All of it makes complete sense and I’ve had examples of all of it!!

Thank you so much for this video! It was very informative and calming and makes me want to organize and tackle my obstacles.

Very good video on OCD, esp the graphics and one bit I liked the most. Motivation being emotion and they have gone awry. Definitely going to use it

WOW WOW WOW THIS IS THE BEST THING EXPLAINED TO ME EVER! ITS LIKE I WANT TO DO STUFF LIKE TRAVEL WHEN IM OLDER AND I CANT WAIT LIKE I REALLY WANT TO GO PLACES BUT IM TOO SCARED AND ITS ANNOYING BUT OMG THIS HAS HELPED SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU!!!

I had ocd few years ago after treatment i was finally able to get rid of it. But during this lockdown its comming back. But your voice is very relaxing.Thank you.

This has changed my life. Looking at your website now. Thank you very much.

Thanks John I had OCD as an adolescent but was able to get therapy to help me deal with underlying anxieties and emotional conflict that was giving rise to it. I am now a psychotherapist that helps people with this disorder. You are definitely on the right track here. I saw a video recently that told people that there was nothing they could do to stop OCD thoughts and they just had to live with them and observe them. This was without giving them any advice about anxiety or emotional trauma that would be giving rise to the condition. I thought the video was traumatising. I'm glad your out there.

Thanks bro! I'm suffering ocd now! Hope this will help me a lot to recover!

Wow man bro I love this it seems like u really actually do understand very well what ocd is

Gives me a lot to think about during the day. Tapping has helped me calm down and move forward. This course is a game changer!

Seriously, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for this video

I've been feeling miserable lately. It's like my brain doesn't let me enjoy life and I have no idea how to get through this. Your video described exactly most of the behaviour my mind goes through. I hope I can get some help with this it ain't easy finding a good therapist that knows exactly how to treat something like this. Thank you so much it gave me perspective and knowing my ocd I'd treatable gave me hope but I still have no idea how to proceed.

Thank you. This is so comforting and it is exactly me!

Thank you for this video! I needed to hear some good positive reasoning 💛

What a beautiful video, calming and it really opened my eyes on a lot of things

I had OCD from around age 16 making sure everything was turned off in my home when I leave because of the fear of a fire starting and the animals I own burning to death because of actions I didn't take to protect them. Recently I've developed pure o and have been having the most disturbing instrusive thoughts. Thoughts that went against my morals and made me feel depressed and eventually caused a mental breakdown. I've been meditating recently and learning to not believe every thought that occurs in my mind and only choose thoughts that empower me. Once you start living in the present moment life becomes alot clearer.

Thanks for this video I’m really REALLY struggling with my ocd during this lockdown - more so than I ever remember before. The same thought keep whirling around in my head and has been for weeks - since lockdown started. I’ve ruminated, I’ve researched, I’ve analysed every freaking detail of it and then analysed it again until I’ve observed the thought from every conceivable angle. Then I’ll think of a NEW angle to analyse it from and it will start all over again. It’s driving me absolutely nuts and it won’t stop. I’m exhausted, and because I’m not working I have nothing to distract myself from the thought and it’s just there. All. The. Time. Then of course the compulsions and rituals arise, which tire me out even more. I’ve never been so tired in my entire life.

Thank you so much for this video. My whole immediate family deals with OCD and I always told myself I didn't deal with it, but it really effects my day to day life in a way I never realized. So many people joke about it and don't seem to understand that it's more than just wanting things a certain way.This video was very informative and I really truly appriciate it.

Your video give me breath and hope. Please never delete this video. it should be forever. I beg you

can you imagine being a child with ocd and in the 50's and 60's no where to get help even though you are smart enough to know what the disease is?

Just burst into tears as This. Is. Me. Thank the lord for this video, I’ve finally found a big piece of the puzzle of who I am.

Thank you so much. It was so enlightening to me! I’ve been struggling for 9 years. Never looked at it from this perspective.

The Patreon course is amazing! A real eyeopener!

Really helped a lot in changing my perspective about OCD.

THANK YOU! I get intrusive thoughts like past few days and now I know how to 'let go' of that thought and not to take my thought personally. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

absolutely nailed every bit of how we as people with ocd feel and think unconsciously.

Thank you for explaining this topic so well. I'm a teenager with OCD and this really explanation really helps me rationalize my thoughts and understand my condition better. Once again, thank you for making this video it's been really difficult and hopefully with this nudge in the right direction, I'll know where to go from here. Thanks.

So here’s what I have learned you. Can cope. It is possible. I’ve never had this but after university, holy wow. Did this just ever come about.... I really think it boils down to circumstances of stress... because from what I can understand, stress creates anxiety which creates OCD. So keep yourself calm know that you will are in charge and will not do anything; because you do not have to believe everything your mind thinks.

Thank you !so satisfied when i read and heart that it is possible to overome and it can be unprogrammed :)

wow...amazing! Thank you so much. I feel like crying. I have never felt this understood before.

Thank you for this. More helpful than I can even explain 😥💚

My brain is constantly flooded with negative thoughts... If I'll not touch the switch then maybe the electrical appliance will catch fire... I'm constantly worrying about my loved one's life... That they may get depressed about something I did and they'll die and I'll not be able to get over that (whether it's my mistake or not)... It's just a whole mess in my brain I need constant reassurance... Help

My own brain is turning against me how could this be 😭😭

A very helpful and informative video! Really helped me a lot! This video answered my questions for years. Really a major help! Thanks so much!

Wonderful video, I have been struggling with thoughts about people I care about, and have been worried they'd be disappointed in me for my thoughts. I know in my head they are illogical and untrue, yet part of my mind has sort of held onto them and I have still felt bad. But watching this video and reading the comments has really helped, as I can get to grips with it and it has made me feel much less worrisome. I think it's brilliant a channel like this exists as it can really help people tackle the tricks their minds play on them.